Bolton Cemetery

Ebenezer (Ebb) and Martha Bolton settled in this area in the 1850s. They established an extensive plantation and owned a number of slaves before the Civil War. Following Ebb Bolton's death in 1877, his widow made arrangements to provide land to their former slaves. This cemetery, which began in 1861 upon the death of Martha Bolton's mother, Rebecca Durley, became a part of the Bolton community, a Freedmen's town which built up in the area. Both Ebb and Martha Bolton are interred here, as are many of the former slaves and their descendants.

Bolton Cemetery is a historical marker in Pittsburg, Camp County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Camp County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9525, -94.9350 near Pittsburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smart Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Crossroads Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery, and Ezekiel Airship, The.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5063009787. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.